Kowalski (song)

"Kowalski"
Single by Primal Scream
from the album Vanishing Point
Released 5 May 1997
Format Vinyl record (7", 12"), CD
Recorded 1997
Genre Electronic rock, experimental rock, trip hop
Length 6:12
Label Creation Records
Sire US
Songwriter(s) Martin Duffy, Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young, Gary Mounfield
Producer(s) Brendan Lynch and Primal Scream
Primal Scream singles chronology
"String Module Error: Match not found"
(1996)		 "Kowalski"
(1997)		 "Star"
(1997)

"The Big Man and the Scream Team
Meet the Barmy Army Uptown
(1996)		 "Kowalski"
(1997)		 "Star"
(1997)

"Kowalski" is a song by the Scottish band Primal Scream. It was released as a single on 5 May 1997, and is the first to be released from the band's fifth album Vanishing Point. The single went to number eight on the UK Singles Chart and is the band's highest-charting single in Scotland, reaching number two, only behind "Lovefool" by The Cardigans.[1] The song also reached number 10 in Finland and number 20 in Sweden. In Australia, the song was a minor hit on the ARIA Singles Chart, peaking at number 79.

The song contains samples of "Halleluhwah" by Can and "Get Off Your Ass and Jam" by Funkadelic.[2]

Music video

Irvine Welsh scripted the video for the album's first single, "Kowalski" and was directed by Steve Hanft. The video features a Dodge Challenger being stolen by Kate Moss and Devon Aoki who then track down and beat up the band. The band's lead singer, Bobby Gillespie described the video as "a cross between Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill! and The Sweeney."[3]

Track listing

12"

  1. "Kowalski"
  2. "Kowalski" (Automator Mix)

CD

  1. "Kowalski"
  2. "Know Your Rights" (Written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones)
  3. "96 Tears" (Question Mark & the Mysterians)
  4. "Kowalski" (Automator Mix)

CD5

  1. "Kowalski" (Edit)
  2. "Kowalski"
  3. "Know Your Rights"
  4. "96 Tears"
  5. "Kowalski" (Adrian Sherwood Dub)

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 79
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 16
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[6] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 20
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 8

The song is featured in Olivier Assayas's 2014 film Clouds of Sils Maria.

References

  1. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 11 May 1997 - 17 May 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kowalski - Primal Scream". WhoSampled. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Perry, Andrew (June 1997). "Freeze!". Select. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  4. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  5. ↑ "Primal Scream: Kowalski" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Primal Scream – Kowalski". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2018.


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